Soil Data Explorer - MORRILL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MORRILL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MORRILL, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to MORRILL were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
106	40A2293	1958NE155002	MORRILL	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.0891667,-96.7258333
106	90P0414	89KS013022	Morrill	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8044434,-95.4269409
106	90P0416	89KS013024	Morrill	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8713875,-95.4175034
106	40A2294	S1958NE155004	MORRILL	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.0827789,-96.8225021
106	79P0260	S1979NE151006	MORRILL	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.5036125,-97.2555542
106	81P0449	S1981NE097004	MORRILL	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.4936104,-96.1411133
106	05N0492	S2005KS087003	Morrill	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.2605553,-95.4602814
112	97KS045004s	97KS045004s	Morrill	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.8816681,-95.1330566

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MORRILL soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the MORRILL series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MORRILL series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the MORRILL series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MORRILL share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MORRILL series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the MORRILL series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MORRILL, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. KS-2012-01-20-07 | Brown County - September 1960

   Typical cross section of the rolling till-limestone uplands (Soil Survey of Brown County, Kansas; 1960).

2. KS-2012-01-25-12 | Pottawatomie County - December 1987

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Morrill-Ortello association (Soil Survey of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; 1987).

3. KS-2012-01-25-36 | Shawnee County - June 1970

   Loess-till area in the northern part of Shawnee County showing the relation of soils to the landscape in soil association 3 (Soil Survey of Shawnee County, Kansas; 1970).

4. KS-2012-01-26-22 | Wabaunsee County - May 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Pawnee-Martin-Wymore association (Soil Survey of Wabaunsee County, Kansas; 1991).

5. NE-2012-02-08-17 | Gage County - May 1964

   Schematic diagram showing the relationship of major soil series to parent materials in Gage County, Nebraska (Soil Survey of Gage County, Nebraska; May 1964).

6. NE-2012-02-13-66 | Nemaha County - December 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Pawnee-Nodaway-Gymer association (Soil Survey of Nemaha County, Nebraska; December 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing MORRILL as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Morrill clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	7431	855	2420275	2yrv4	ks005	1998	1:24000
Morrill loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	7436	23770	1152174	2yrvb	ks013	1994	1:24000
Morrill loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	7436	7360	747175	2yrvb	ks043	1977	1:24000
Morrill loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	7439	3852	747173	2yrvf	ks043	1977	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	7434	3070	747174	2yrv8	ks043	1977	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7423	3489	1468837	2q4ry	ks045	1974	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	7425	549	1468838	2yrty	ks045	1974	1:24000
Morrill gravelly loam, 4 to 20 percent slopes, stony	7429	257	1468840	2yrv3	ks045	1974	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	99	1468839	2yrv7	ks045	1974	1:24000
Morrill-Gravelly Land complex, 4 to 12 percent slopes	7440	20	2421219	2yrvg	ks045	1974	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7423	22	1480353	2q4ry	ks085	1976	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	2916	1480061	2yrv7	ks087	1974	1:24000
Morrill fine sandy loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7667	1488	2420331	2yrv0	ks087	1974	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	7431	163	2420276	2yrv4	ks087	1974	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	7424	21	2420278	2yrtx	ks087	1974	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7423	6	1480060	2q4ry	ks087	1974	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	4764	766062	2yrv7	ks091	1976	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	7424	469	1862378	2yrtx	ks103	1973	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	7431	152	2420277	2yrv4	ks103	1973	1:24000
Morrill-Gravelly Land complex, 4 to 12 percent slopes	7440	66	2420279	2yrvg	ks103	1973	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7423	26	2420580	2q4ry	ks103	1973	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	7424	4712	1457082	2yrtx	ks117	1977	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	2723	1457084	2yrv7	ks117	1977	1:24000
Morrill loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	7430	815	1457083	2yrtp	ks117	1977	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	1736	1406023	2yrv7	ks131	1980	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	7424	627	1406022	2yrtx	ks131	1980	1:24000
Morrill loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	7436	16	1406025	2yrvb	ks131	1980	1:24000
Morrill loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	7435	1	1406024	2yrv9	ks131	1980	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	11406	1480719	2yrv7	ks149	1984	1:24000
Morrill loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes, stony	7438	2776	1480720	2yrvd	ks149	1984	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	7424	461	1480718	2yrtx	ks149	1984	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7423	3030	1473504	2q4ry	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	7424	1200	1473505	2yrtx	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	7425	624	1473506	2yrty	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill fine sandy loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7426	594	1473507	2yrv0	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill-Gravelly Land complex, 4 to 12 percent slopes	7440	331	1473513	2yrvg	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill gravelly loam, 4 to 20 percent slopes, stony	7429	212	1473510	2yrv3	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill fine sandy loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	7427	168	1473508	2yrv1	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, very stony	7437	132	1473512	2yrvc	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill fine sandy loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	7428	118	1473509	2yrv2	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	110	1473511	2yrv7	ks177	1966	1:24000
Morrill loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, very stony	7437	2644	1472178	2yrvc	ks197	1988	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	1239	1472177	2yrv7	ks197	1988	1:24000
Morrill loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7433	14511	1454895	2yrv7	ks201	1988	1:24000
Morrill loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	7435	4456	1454896	2yrv9	ks201	1988	1:24000
Morrill-Jansen loams, 7 to 20 percent slopes	7445	1868	1454897	2yrvj	ks201	1988	1:24000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	446	1691487	2yrtw	ne025	1981	1:20000
Burchard-Morrill clay loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7212	340	1691460	2v8xr	ne025	1981	1:20000
Morrill loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	7419	1765	1691115	2yrtt	ne067	2000	1:12000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7425	5783	1691825	2yrtz	ne095	1970	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes	7417	5378	1691827	2yrtq	ne095	1970	1:20000
Morrill soils, 6 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded	7432	3514	1691821	2yrv6	ne095	1970	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7418	2866	1691826	2yrts	ne095	1970	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	7423	2321	1691824	2q4ry	ne095	1970	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	139	2219211	2yrtw	ne095	1970	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	8609	1691586	2yrtw	ne097	1984	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7418	3613	1691585	2yrts	ne097	1984	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7418	6242	1691371	2yrts	ne109	1977	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	3330	1691372	2yrtw	ne109	1977	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	7420	740	1691373	2yrtv	ne109	1977	1:20000
Morrill-Malmo, eroded, complex, 3 to 11 percent slopes	7446	102	2219254	2yrvk	ne109	1977	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	4658	1691681	2yrtw	ne127	1983	1:20000
Morrill-Malmo, eroded, complex, 3 to 11 percent slopes	7446	17791	1691544	2yrvk	ne131	1979	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7418	2394	1691543	2yrts	ne131	1979	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	289	2219319	2yrtw	ne131	1979	1:20000
Burchard-Morrill clay loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7212	45	2219329	2v8xr	ne131	1979	1:20000
Morrill loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7447	8042	1691627	2yrvl	ne133	1969	1:15840
Morrill soils, 6 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded	7432	1923	1691629	2yrv6	ne133	1969	1:15840
Morrill loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	7434	984	1691626	2yrvn	ne133	1969	1:15840
Morrill loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	7419	681	1691628	2yrtt	ne133	1969	1:15840
Morrill soils, 11 to 17 percent slopes, severely eroded	7444	233	1691630	2yrvh	ne133	1969	1:15840
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7418	154	2219410	2yrts	ne133	1969	1:15840
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	116	2219403	2yrtw	ne133	1969	1:15840
Morrill soils, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7431	7586	1691050	2yrv5	ne147	1967	1:20000
Morrill soils, 6 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded	7432	2456	1691051	2yrv6	ne147	1967	1:20000
Morrill soils, 11 to 17 percent slopes	7448	1132	1691052	2yrvm	ne147	1967	1:20000
Morrill loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7447	228	2229051	2yrvl	ne147	1967	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	102	2229039	2yrtw	ne147	1967	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	2318	1691171	2yrtw	ne151	1985	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes	7417	938	1691172	2yrtq	ne151	1985	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7418	370	1691170	2yrts	ne151	1985	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	1687	1691432	2yrtw	ne155	1995	1:12000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7422	991	1691231	2yrtw	ne159	1967	1:20000
Morrill clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7418	37	2219141	2yrts	ne159	1967	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MORRILL soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).